Deadliest outbreak of hepatitis A in decades kills 14 in San Diego

guardian.com ^ | 8/28/17 | staff & CDC

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Fourteen people have died from an outbreak of hepatitis A in San Diego, and experts believe it to be the deadliest outbreak of the disease in the US in decades, the Guardian has learned.

In large part, the victims were homeless people who have had to contend with a lack of 24-hour public restrooms, even though hand-washing is one of the best defenses against infection.

The number of cases has exceeded other large outbreaks, said a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) spokesperson,
and is “likely the most deaths in an outbreak in the US in the past 20 years”. ( more information at source website due to copywrite restrictions) )

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks.

[Bodleian_Girl]

There’s a ping list for infectious diseases? May I be added?

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Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

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WatchungEagle :" Seems like homelessness is way up from what I can see. "

I agree !
and many of the homeless are ex-veterans who have PTSD (psychological issues)
who are mal-adjusted, or have not adjusted back into citizen life ( due to drugs, alcohol, or other addictive behaviors).
To my mind, our veterans and native homeless need more attention and healthcare
than inviting in foreign, illegal aliens who are financial opportunists ( be they middle-Easterners, or Hispanics).

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BwanaNdege :" .. the doctor told me, “I see about three cases of hepatitis each day.
Other than in a textbook, yours are the worst lab results I’ve ever seen.”

Glad to see you with us
Water, alone is insufficient.
You need the soap and water together(bubbles),
to float the bad germs and virus away.

[morphing libertarian]

especially since trump became president, after Obama did such great job eliminating it

[Yaelle]

By allowing homeless in great numbers, third world diseases WILL ARRIVE. These people live worse than people in third world countries with basic sewers. Because the homeless have NO PLUMBING OR SEWER SYSTEM. Why do we allow this?

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BwanaNdege :"..managed to get Hep A in the bush in Uganda back in 1981.
I’d guess Hep A carriers were as abundant around me then as they seem to be in San Diego now."

Just one of the "Blessings" of inviting 'bush people' into the United States
without the benefit of medical supervision offered by an 'Ellis Island'.

[vette6387]

And in California, unfortunately the RAT State Legislature a few years ago, downgraded a bunch of laws regarding the homeless and their “use of property not their own” from misdemeanors to “infractions.” As a consequence, when you call the cops to get them of of your property, all they can do is make them leave.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

In large part, the victims were homeless people who have had to contend with a lack of 24-hour public restrooms, even though hand-washing is one of the best defenses against infection.

Somehow, I doubt that the presence of 24-hour public restrooms would encourage the homeless to wash their hands - many or most of the truly homeless have mental issues and personal hygiene isn't at the top of their priority list.

[Moltke]

Any connection to the Mexicans pumping raw sewage into the ocean towards the US from Tijuana?